Conservation science reveals the secrets of a paper game board

Exhibition Title: Secrets of Paper Game Boards Revealed by Conservation Science Exhibition Location: National Folk Museum, 1st Floor, Open Conservation Science Room, Paju Exhibition Period: 2026. 9. 15.(Tue) ∼ 2027. 8. 22.(Sun) Exhibition Content: The exhibition explores the structure, usage, and processing materials of paper game boards revealed through conservation science, and introduces various paper crafts with similar folding structures. Exhibition Items: 6 items including: Paper game board (Folk 5900), Coral game board (Folk 5899), Colored silk folding screen (Folk 24882), etc. Experience Materials: "Create a Small Game Board in Your Hands" using an exhibition pamphlet. Note: To protect artifacts that are sensitive to light, some items will be replaced with replicas after a certain period. This exhibition introduces the structure and processing materials of the paper game board, as well as its production period, which have been newly revealed through conservation treatment and scientific analysis. During the preservation process, it was discovered that the paper game board, which had existed in a flat form for a long time, had a structure where it was folded like a tile and contained small game pieces inside for storage. It is understood that conservation work not only involves repairing damaged cultural heritage but also encompasses a research process that reveals past manufacturing techniques and usage methods by examining the traces remaining in the materials. In addition, by introducing other paper crafts that utilize origami, you can also get a glimpse of the wisdom of people in the past who cleverly used paper to create everyday tools. We hope this provides an opportunity to rediscover the diversity of paper crafts and the traditional shaping sensibility within our daily life culture through the play, storage, and wisdom of portability contained in a single sheet of paper. Exhibition overview Exhibition brochure "Yut Pan in My Hand" Experience area within the exhibition Related video [The Birth of My Favorite] Secrets of paper yut pan uncovered by conservation science Folding a yut pan with one sheet of paper, the structure of paper folding hidden inside the gomu box, looking into it